Nigerias central government has been dominated by instability since declaring independence from. Primary school net and gross attendance rates, nigeria. Getting outofschool children back into education poses a massive challenge. While statistics for dropouts in developed countries are based on those who fail to continue with their secondary education, dropouts in developing nations like nigeria are counted as the number that dropped out of both elementary and secondary schools. The statement of the problem therefore is, will the evaluation of. This publication is another landmark in the education data revolution in nigeria. An analysis of dropout rate among secondary school student. Nembe local government lga of bayelsa state, nigeria. This paper discusses the challenges nigerian teachers are facing in public secondary schools government owned schools and its effects on the present rising students dropouts. No studies to my knowledge in nigeria studied dropout problems using the tertiary institutions. To guide this study, 7 research questions were asked and answered, 3.
An analysis of dropout rate among secondary school student in. Secondary school in nigeria is an educational stage to be attended by students after. Secondary education and enrollment statistics unicef data. Nakpodia department of educational administration and policy studies, delta state university, abraka, nigeria. Dropout syndrome among girls in secondary school and human. Experiences in school counselling practice guided the discussion on the classification the cause, the effect and the consequence so as to arrive at a comprehensive picture of the main concerns of secondary education nigeria. The first nine years of basic education is mandatory. Distinguishing selection from causation by gary allen sweeten thesis submitted to the faculty of the graduate school of the university of maryland, college park in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of master of arts 2004 advisory committee. This is a descriptive study design focused on the study of the pattern and trend of enrolment and dropouts among primary and secondary school students in nigeria with the north central geopolitical region as a case study. Governance and finance analysis of the basic education. Only 61 percent of 611 yearolds regularly attend primary school and only 35. School dropout pattern among senior secondary schools in delta state. School dropout pattern among senior secondary schools in delta state, nigeria ajaja, o.
Nigerias government says it is sad to note that the country has 10. The total includes 59 million children of primary school age, 62 million of lower secondary school age and 8 million of upper secondary age. In this research work the researcher tried to look into the cause of the problem, find solution to. Estimation of the numbers and rates of outofschool. Nigeria has largest number of children outofschool in. Dropout syndrome among girls in secondary school and. The pattern of school dropout in nigerian schools particularly in the extreme. Disruptive behaviour is a concern to schools and parents and to fellow students, whose education may be adversely affected. The students who dropout and withdraw from school prematurely end up not obtaining any certificate of graduation. With the introduction of the 6334 system of education in nigeria, the recipient of the education would spend six years in primary school, three years in junior secondary school, three years in senior secondary school, and four years in a tertiary institution.
Jss junior secondary school jssc junior secondary school certificate lga local government authority lgea local government education authority lsms living standard measurement study. To guide this study, 7 research questions were asked and answered, 3 hypotheses stated and tested at 0. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. This study is based on students dropout among secondary school students and the way forward in edo state. The study was guided by six research questions and six null hypotheses. Local authorities take responsibility for implementing statecontrolled policy regarding public education and state schools.
With this study, i sought to find out what impact the implementation of. Hunter and may 2002 found that school fees were significant reason for the dropout. Manual for the integration of population factors in. The impact of the universal basic education program in. Most of the researches on dropout have been centered on causes, effects and remedies. The lack of adequate education for its children weakens the nigerian system at its foundation. Teachers challenges in nigerian public secondary schools. The research tools implored to collect data for this project work were questionnaire for the principals, staff and students of the schools concerned. The primary school leaving examinations end in early october and the pupils do not resume schooling at the junior secondary school level until january of the following year. The issue of school dropout in nigeria has been with us for a. The discussion focuses more on an area which is often accorded. An analysis of dropout rate among secondary school student in delta state, nigeria 19992005 journal of social sciences. Globally, 85 per cent of lower secondary schoolage children are in either primary or secondary school, and only 65 per cent of upper secondary schoolage children are either in primary, secondary or higher education. Dec 08, 2018 factors contributing to school dropout among boys and girls in nigeria.
The study also showed among others that lowself esteem, susceptibility to future emotional insecurity cum behavioural problems, are some of the psychological aftermaths of female student dropout of secondary school in. The case study of mbeya, dar es salaam and kilimanjaro regions in partial fulfillment of requirements for the masters degree of education in administration. During the period of colonization in nigeria, the education system was handed over to. School enrollment, secondary % gross from the world bank. Dropout syndrome among girls in secondary schools and human. Conditional cash transfer cct programme on girlchild school education in kano state, nigeria the specific objectives are to. About 258 million children and youth are out of school, according to uis data for the school year ending in 2018. Basic education comprises six years of primary school and three years of junior secondary school jss. Abstract the focus of this study was to analyze the rate. The general purpose of this study is to examine the causes of female students drop out in secondary schools in ebonyi state south east nigeria and its psychological implications. Assess and quantify the impact of the programme on attendance and completion rates among girls in primary and jss.
Girlpupil dropout in secondary schools in botswana. Oct 27, 2015 this study is based on students dropout among secondary school students and the way forward in edo state. The publication of nigeria education indicators has come at a time when the need to measure educational attainment of the country is crucial. The indiscipline problem in schools is ranked as a major problem among students of secondary schools in nigeria. The universal basic education ube policy program of 1999 was designed to tackle the problem of dropouts in secondary schools in the country federal ministry of education nigeria, 2000. Many countries have committed themselves to achiev ing more than universal primary education, by extending the target to the secondary education level. The link between dropout and lack of progression in postcompulsory schooling is important as graduating from upper secondary school is a prerequisite to attend. Assess and quantify the programme impact on enrolment. This study is therefore very timely and significant. The samples of the study consisted of 120 senior secondary schools.
Find out the remote causes of female student drop out of secondary schools in ebonyi state. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum and its implications for admission into universities 1mrs. Problems and challenges of girlchild education in nigeria. Adejuyigbe 1head, technical and vocational department, st. Estimation of the numbers and rates of outofschool children. Federal ministry of education nigeria education indicators 2016.
This study focused on the causes of secondary school male dropouts among. Causes of female students dropout in secondary schools in. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum. School participation one key difference between administrative and household survey data is in the definition of what it means to be in school. Globally, 85 per cent of lower secondary school age children are in either primary or secondary school, and only 65 per cent of upper secondary school age children are either in primary, secondary or higher education. The paper concludes that secondary education is decrepit and unless urgent attention is given to the sector by the government and the private sector, the system is most likely to collapse. School of health technology, idah, kogistate, nigeria abstract. Another reason that accounts for school dropout in botswana context is the school vacation period. The paper concludes that secondary education is decrepit and unless urgent attention is given to the sector by the government. The uis estimates the numbers and percentages of children and adolescents who are in and out of school. The study assessed dropouts rate among secondary school students in benue state, nigeria. The major purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of dropout among secondary school students in deltastate.
In this article, we examine the causes of increasing dropout rate of children both boys and girls in nigeria. The national school census nsc 2006, also revealed a. Many countries have committed themselves to achieving more than universal primary education, by extending the target to the secondary education level. The issue of school dropout in nigeria in particular has been with us for a very long time. Nigeria on the same subject matter followed the same pattern. The purpose of this study was to find out why a significant percentage of students drop out of the nigerian school system every year. The education system is divided into kindergarten, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education. Nigeria education fact sheet united states embassy in nigeria basic education basic education typically begins at the age of six. Disciplinary measures in nigerian senior secondary schools.
This work provides the overview of the major underlying causes of secondary school dropout and its effects in some selected secondary school in ovia north. Causes and effect of indiscipline among student in public secondary school pdf. The major purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of dropout among secondary school students in delta state. The 2015 nigeria education data survey neds was implemented by the national population commission npc in collaboration with the federal ministry of education, the universal basic education commission, and the national. School location, school section and students gender as predictors to secondary school dropout rate in rivers state, nigeria christian, mathew ignatius ajuru university of education, pmb 5047, rumuolumeni, port harcourt, nigeria abstract. Impact evaluation of conditional cash transfer cct. Males are slightly more likely to attend than females. Education in nigeria is overseen by the ministry of education. Most if not all the researches in nigeria on the same subject matter followed the same pattern with case studies on primary and secondary school. This work provides the overview of the major underlying causes of secondary school dropout and its effects in some selected secondary school in ovia north east local government area of edo state, nigeria.
One of the major reasons for children being kept out of school was the lack of education of parents. The findings in this paper are drawn from a research study on female students dropouts in nigeria based on the data collected from junior secondary schools of shinkafi local government zamfara state. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. Secondary school net and gross attendance rates, nigeria secondary school net attendance rate in urban and rural areas, nigeria less than a half of secondary school age youth attends school. The study sought to establish the factors of dropout among secondary school girls in. This will give a clear roadmap toward the march to education 2030 for national sustainable development. School dropout pattern among senior secondary schools in. Dropout syndrome among girls in secondary school s and human resources development in nigeria rachel d. The paper focuses on patterns of participation, agespecific drop out rates, equity in drop out rates, and the link between over age. In its simplest meaning school dropout is the untimely withdrawal from school. In the north of the country, the picture is even bleaker, with a net attendance rate of 53 percent. School location, school section and students gender as. Aid to nigeria for example, the country that is home to the largest number of out of school children in the world, dropped by more than a quarter from 2010 to 2011. The age ranges used for primary and lo wer secondary education in each.
Traditional customs often result in girls being dropped out of school at an early age to help manage the household. Causes of dropout among boys and girls from secondary schools. Governance and finance analysis of the basic education sector in nigeria september, 2015. Causes of dropout among boys and girls from secondary. Pdf relationship between parental economic factors and.
In other words, this article identifies the factors that contribute to the high rate of children dropout from school in the country. The sample was selected from five secondary schools in the area namely. Children in ghana face a number of obstacles that prevent their full participation in society. No studies to my knowledge in nigeria studied dropout problems using the parameter pattern of dropout under the influences of school type and environment. Abstract the study was designed to examine the causes of school dropout among secondary school students in uvwie local government area of delta state. This background paper for the unesco gmr team draws on a range of resources to provide a synthesis on drop out. The study also showed among others that lowself esteem, susceptibility to future emotional insecurity cum behavioural problems, are some of the psychological aftermaths of female student dropout of secondary school in ebonyi state, southeast nigeria. Nigeria is among the west african countries that have the highest number of girls that are out of school, and more than 75% of the 3. The issue of school dropout in nigeria has been with us for a very long time. The study sought to establish the factors of dropping among secondary school girls in calabar metropolis in cross river state, nigeria. The focus of the study is to investigate the causes of student dropout. Predictors to secondary school dropout rate in rivers state, nigeria christian, mathew ignatius ajuru university of education, pmb 5047, rumuolumeni, port harcourt, nigeria abstract this study was undertaken to underscore the extent the variables of school location, students gender and school section can predict the rate of drop out of.